Haiga Archive

'Even woodpeckers / do not harm this little hut / perched in summer trees" by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translation by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
2 January 2010

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

Even woodpeckers
do not harm this little hut
perched in the trees

Creator:

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Translator:

Donald Keene

Publication Notes:

Haiku published in "The Narrow Road to Oku" by Matsuo Basho.

Editorial Notes:

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

Keywords:

even, woodpeckers, do not, harm, little, hut, perched, summer, trees, relationships, connections, bird, woods, nature, security, comfort, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, digital art, color, haiku

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